Willis, others beat arbitration deadline

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Dontrelle Willis got what figures to be one of several big raises the Florida Marlins will give out this winter. The 2003 NL Rookie of the Year agreed Monday to a $6.45 million, one-year contract, an increase of $2.1 million.

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Newlywed Dontrelle Willis expects to become a first-time father in May, and saving for his daughter's college tuition should be no problem. The Florida Marlins ace agreed Monday to a one-year contract for $6.45 million, a hefty salary for the team with the lowest payroll in the major leagues by far last year.

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Pitcher Dontrelle Willis signed a one-year contract to stay with the Florida Marlins on Monday, according to mlb.com.

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Major league batting champions Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins and Freddy Sanchez of the Pittsburgh Pirates were among 56 players looking for big raises as teams and players exchanged salary figures in the arbitration process for the first time on Tuesday.

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Brad Lidge agreed to a $5.35 million, one-year contract with Houston on Tuesday, avoiding arbitration following a rough year in which he temporarily lost his job as closer the season after helping lead the Astros to their first World Series.

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